Archive for July 2015

This is going to be the world’s quickest recap because I’m getting ready to welcome myself to Sweden, but I thought both episodes were pretty good, though Bruce’s antics on the ski slopes in episode three (“Scrapbook/Skidresa”–which means “ski trip” in Swedish, by the way) were cringeworthy. The best part was Gustav “adopting” a pet […]

Last night, Joe and I spent the evening in a sold-out movie theater filled with patrons who had spent around $30 a ticket to see a two-and-a-half-hour show. Even at today’s inflated prices, that seems like a lot, right? Well, we weren’t there to see the latest Hollywood blockbuster; instead, the theater was screening a taped version […]

Greg Poehler and the gang are back for another season, and since NBC is airing two episodes every Sunday, it’ll only be on the air for five weeks. Presumably this year they’ll air all of them, as opposed to 2014, when the crucial eighth episode was only available for streaming at NBC.com. The show has not […]

I love the “By the Book” column in the New York Times, and this week’s is one of the best, because the wonderful Sue Grafton is in the hot seat. She’s such a blunt and hilarious person. Anyway, I recognize that I will never get interviewed for “By the Book” because I’m not an author, […]

Last year, I recapped “Welcome to Sweden,” NBC’s sitcom about an American who moves to Stockholm and the culture clash that ensues. Some of it was great, some of it drove me bonkers. Well, it’s coming back on Sunday, July 19–two new episodes are running back-to-back, from 8-9 PM. The season has already aired in Sweden, […]